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Buoyed up by Canadian pronunciation.

View from our dining room today.

Here's another audio blog folks by popular request. Just a few more Canadian pronunciations which make me laugh and the Canadians, bless them, think I'M pronouncing them in some bizarre fashion when we all know that it's them all along. Or is it? See what you think. Click on the arrow on the left to play.

PS thank you so much Canadian friend for being willing victim.

Previous pronunciations which strike me as silly. I say tomato..Subscribe to this blog by email - just hover your mouse over the hidden boxes on the top right of the page. Put your email address in the bottom box.

"There are two things I love in life - travel and opera. Which is probably why I write a blog on each of those subjects. I'm a filmmaker, former BBC journalist, cottage dweller, gardener and cat lover. I make documentaries, profile videos of individuals and companies as well as trailers for productions and festivals. Check out my other blog Diva Films: My life as an operatic filmmaker and my website annekostalas.com. Follow @viewfromalake on instagram and twitter."

Comments

Bahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa! I laughed so hard! Anne, I have to agree with you - they're the ones with the accent! Hilarious!The 'oot about aboot' part sounds like the Scottish. Living in Scotland I have people constantly telling me, "You have an accent!" And I tell them, "No. YOU'RE the one with the accent!"

Nicola I've heard people say it's a myth that Canadians say oot and aboot but I'm hear to tell you that it is true. I hear it every day. Thank goodness you and I speak normally...er hang on a minute. aren't you from South Africa?

Mark - I know, I know. Imagine if they sold Lifebuoy soap here - life boo - eee. Er.. I think not.

I had to listen to this again because it is sooo funny! Boo-ey is my favourite! I have never heard that before.And I do speak normally, Anne. Coming from South Africa and all... We say bouy just like you do and basil just like you do. Garage is a bit different though - here people talk about a 'garrige'. We say it the proper way: GAR-RAHJ!

Thanks BrendaYou have some good ones there on your blog. Crisps and chips is a favourite - I recently had a house party where I labelled one bowl chips and one crisps and enjoyed watching the Canadians looking confused. Same thing in both bowls of course.

Thanks, Anne. Just have to defend Canadians a little, as well. Having grown up along the border with Buffalo, we used to have a good laugh at the Americans who came over to their cottages on Lake Erie for the summer because THEY said boo-ey and we said boy. The other Can-Am thing I get a kick out of is deck-als (Canadian) and DEE-cals (American). Not sure if there's any application to the Brit pronunciation here or not... I LOVE the two bowls labelled chips and crisps! Must try that.

"There are two things I love in life - travel and opera. Which is probably why I write a blog on each of those subjects. I'm a filmmaker, former BBC journalist, cottage dweller, gardener and cat lover. I make documentaries, profile videos of individuals and companies as well as trailers for productions and festivals. Check out my other blog Diva Films: My life as an operatic filmmaker and my website annekostalas.com. Follow @viewfromalake on instagram and twitter."